Freshman Friday: Joel Lowry
The following article featuring Cornell forward Joel Lowry appeared November 4 on the Cornell Web site.
Joel Lowry joins the Big Red after a
break-through season with the BCHL's Victoria Grizzlies last year.
He was passed over in the NHL draft in 2010, but was selected in
the fifth round by the Los Angeles Kings as a 19-year-old in June.
His younger brother, Adam — who plays in the major junior
Western Hockey League — was selected in an earlier round.
That makes for one proud father in Dave Lowry, who is an assistant
coach with the Calgary Flames after a 19-year playing career in the
NHL.
Q: So tell us about last year. Your numbers were great, but
you were actually fighting a nasty ankle injury. Was it really kind
of a tough year for you with that nagging you for a
while?
A: Well the first part of the year, it started out really well. We
were doing really well in the league, and a lot of our guys were
doing really well, and then I got hurt just at the start of
December. I tried to come back a little too early, and then it just
kind of blew it up really bad. I didn't wait long enough. After
that, it was bit of a struggle the rest of the year. I had to do
(physiotherapy) the rest of the year, and I had to just take care
of it all the time. It was always sore and always hurting, but I
kind of had to play through it, which was a bit of a pain. But I'm
feeling better now. So I'm just looking forward to getting the
season started, I guess.
Q: And yet it was still a big year for you. You ended up on
the draft board as an overage player. Did it surprise you how well
the year went?
A: Not really. I was pretty confident going into the year. We had a
really good team, a lot of good players and a really good coaching
stuff. So we knew that if we executed every night, like the success
would come. Like we had a lot of guys do really well last year, so
I think that it was just a group effort that lead to all of
that.
Complete article can be accessed via the Cornell Web site by clicking here.
